Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association will meet this Thursday, May 18th in the Milbank Community Center at 11:00 a.m. “In conjunction with Teacher Appreciation Week celebrated in May, we are having a “Pampering Day.”stated MARTA President Rhonda Preller. Several people from the community have been invited to “pamper” the retired... Read more
Jose Chen, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the May Student of the Month. He is the son of Zoila Amparo Pantaleon. Jose is very active in school. He is a member of the wrestling and tennis teams. He is also a member of the... Read more
As the saying goes, “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” Jody Ninneman owner of Shape, Wrap and Roll salon in Milbank, could have written that. Jody grew up in salons owned by her mother, Bev Argo. Bev operated home salons for 22 years. She... Read more
The Milbank Fire Department was called to a barn fire at the Paul Dummann farm at 45745 149th Street, Summit, Wednesday, May 3, at 7:20 p.m. According to Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke, the barn and its contents were destroyed. Equipment in the barn included a combine, a restored B... Read more
The annual Milbank High School woodshop and art show is Tuesday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event is held in the high school lobby. “Projects made by the students this school year will be on display all afternoon until the start of the spring music... Read more
The three and four-year-old classes at Emanuel Lutheran Preschool in Milbank raised $1,900 to donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital with its annual trike-a-thon. The Milbank Police Department conducted the trike-a-thon for 46 preschoolers from May 4-5. “During the week, the children learned about bike safety,” explained head teacher... Read more
The Milbank Middle School choirs and bands will present their final concert of the school year Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Milbank High School Theater. The 2017 Festival Singers will also be featured. The high school music department will perform their spring concert Tuesday, May 16,... Read more
Unity Square in Milbank will hold registration for all their summer programs on Thursday, May 11. Sign-ups run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Unity Square gym. “We invite the community to sign up for fun activities this summer,” stated director Jerry Jungers. “Registration will continue until programs... Read more
Interlakes Community Action Partnership’s community garden in northeast Milbank has been tilled and is ready for planting according to Community Service Worker Heather Rise. “The community garden is open to anyone in Grant County,” stated Rise. “There are no income guidelines to reserve a garden plot – all are... Read more
The sixth grade students and their kindergarten buddies at St. Lawrence School in Milbank collected items for Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. Items included: crayons, markers, Play-doh, paint, crafts, puzzles, books, building blocks, and toys. “I will drop off the items this weekend along with a special basket... Read more
